. hu ' s work was known outside his local area . zhou liang ##gong , a poet who lived in nanjing around the same time as hu and was a noted art con ##no ##isse ##ur , stated in his biography of seal @ - @ carver ##s ( yin ##ren zhu ##an , [UNK] 人 [UNK] ) that hu " creates miniature stone carvings with ancient seal inscriptions for travellers to fight over and treasure " , implying that his carvings were popular with visitors and travellers passing through nanjing . in 1644 , hu took it upon himself to create a new imperial seal for the hong ##gua ##ng emperor , which he carved after a period of fast ##ing and prayer . he presented
. hu's work was known outside his local area. zhou lianggong, a poet who lived in nanjing around the same time as hu and was a noted art connoisseur, stated in his biography of seal @ - @ carvers ( yinren zhuan, [UNK] 人 [UNK] ) that hu " creates miniature stone carvings with ancient seal inscriptions for travellers to fight over and treasure ", implying that his carvings were popular with visitors and travellers passing through nanjing. in 1644, hu took it upon himself to create a new imperial seal for the hongguang emperor, which he carved after a period of fasting and prayer. he presented